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>>>Since when God grants them repentance and all that is left of them will be saved, then I cannot imagine anyone with even half-a-heart being excited about fulfillment via your interpretation.<<<
So they all survive the one-third of mankind being killed, as well as the Nuclear war in the vicinity of the mount of Olives? I guess I misunderstood that part of your interpretation?
>>>And why the attitude over something that is open to some interpretation? You have an axe to grind?<<<
I apologize. Sometimes I get a little carried away when someone paints a gloomy outlook for the world. I get outraged when they get rich off that gloom (e.g., book sales.)
Philip
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Presently I see the NT saints resurrected at the end of the Trib, meet the Lord in the air and with Him as making up the armies fight in the Battle of Armageddon, and rule under Christ during His 1k reign, who rules with a rod of iron over some souls of people groups, as a test under a government when the devil is not tempting them and Christ reigns.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:52)
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (Jude 14-15)
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (Revelation 19:14)
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. (Revelation 19:19)
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Revelation 20:6)
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: (2 Timothy 2:12)
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. (Revelation 2:26-27)
And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. (Zechariah 14:17)
I also see the remaining elative remnant of Jews turning to the Lord as Rm. 11 foretells, when the fullness of the Gentiles be entered in, and preaching judgment during the Trib. and serving the Lord during His 1k reign. Which is where the Temple of Ezekiel comes in, and the memorial sacrifices.
Then comes the end, when the devil is loosed, and those who in heart did not want Christ to rule over them will fight against the Lord and the camp of the saints, and shall be toasted. (Rv. 20:7-9)
As this is prophecy, how you see this is not a salvific matter, though some make it one, and make it their main focus. And i have friends whose replacement theology is driven by some animus against the established evangelical church .